Mop



April 17, 192s.

A. DE ROSE MOP Filed May l2, 1925 Patented` Apr.` 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES ALBERT DE ROSE, OF GILROY, CALIFORNIA. I

MOP.

Application lediMay 12,

The present invention relates to improvements in mops, and its principal object is to provide a mop that isvery convenient in use and may be cleaned and flopped in a bucket of water and wrung for the purpose of drying the same without necessitating the touching of the wiping element by the operator. y

A further object of the invention is to provide a mop having a. detachable wiping element so that after the same i-s worn out, it may be easily replaced by a new one.

It is further proposed to provide a connection between the wiping element andA the handle of a. mop whichcngages the Lwiping' element at both ends and allows the saine to be arranged relative to the handle at any operative angle desired by merely placing the wiping element on the floor and depressing the lower end of the handle.

Further objects and advantages of my device will appear as the specification proceeds.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which f Figure 1 shows a side view of mymop.

Figure 2 a sectional detail view taken along line Q-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 a side view of the lower end of the` mop taken at right angles to that of Figure 1.

Figure Il `a similar view ing element twisted.

igure 5 a view similar to that of Figure 3, showing the wiping element in angular relation relative to the handle.

Figure 6 a detail view showing a joint used in the supporting means for the wiping element.

Figure 7 a view of the same joint explaining the operation thereof, and

Figure 8 a side view of the lower end of the mop substantially similar to that. of Figure 1 but showing the mop twisted.

Vhile I have shown only the preferred form of the invention, I wish to have it understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the. scope of thc claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The handle 1 of my mop is made of a hollow tube in which is mounted in suitable bearings 2 and with freedom of longitudinal sliding and of rotary motion a shaft 3 terminating at its lower end in a fork, the two prongs 4 of which spread in diametrically showing the wiplselves to provide .the lower ends of n wiping element to 1925. .Serial No. 29,766.

opposite directions and are bent upon themends spaced as shown at 7 and endless wiping element 8l to be guided through the gap so as to be supported on the two arms. The wiping element 8 may be made of any suitable material and its far end is supported on a. transverse member 9 of a frame 11 which is pivoted to the lower end of the handle as shown at l2 and has two extensionsl?) vproject-ingV beyond the pivots. Two spring members 14 are arranged on opposite sides of the handle and khave their upper ends fixed relative to the handle by means of collars 16 having ears 17 extending therefrom spring members pass. the handlel a sleeve 18 is dle and through ears 20 on the springs, its position being adapted to be fixed by means of a pin 19 passing through a hole in the sleeve into any one of a plurality of recesses 21 in the handle. This arrangement leaves thevtwo springs 14 free for connection with the extensions 13V of the frame l1 as shown at 24a The lower ends of the springs yield when the wiper is placed on the floor and the handle depressed in the manner shown in Figure 5, so as to allow the assume any desired angle relative to the handle. The tension of the springs 14 may be adjusted by raising or lowering the sleeve 1S on the handle, the spring becoming stiffer the lower the sleeve is arranged. The frame is preferablyv made with a joint 26 allowing the same to be opened for the introduction of the wiping element. I prefer to have the joint made illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 in which one of the frame elements is shown as being cut along a zigzag line as at 27 so as to provide for toothed engagement of the adjacent ends with a sleeve 28 slidable on the frame element and adapted to be passed over the joint so as to hold the adjacent end pieces in place. The central shaft 3 extends clear through the handle and is provided at the top of the handle with a crank 31 by means of which the same may be revolved for the purpose of twisting and wringing the wiping element as illustrated particularly well in Figure 8. The upper end of the said shaft also has a cylindrical cap 32 fixed relative thereto which cap is made for engagement with the top end of the handle in the manner shown in Figure l with a spring 33 interallowing an Somewhat lower on slidable on the hanthrough which the saidV two arms 6 having their' posed between the top of the handle and the top'of the cap and tending to force the cap upwardly. This arrangement allows the cap and with it the shaft/to be iforced downwardly along the handle while the spring outomatioally returns it to the normal position. This feature allows the operator to rapidly reciprocate the sha-ft relative tothe handle whereby l the wiping yelement is flopped back and forth for effectingA a vthorough soaking of the same when held "inside of a bucket full 'with' water.

The manner of using my device will be readily understood from the foregoing description.

To soak the wiping element the "sa'Ine is dipped into a bucket of water-andthe shaft may be -reoiprocated Vrapidly for the lpurpose of leffecting more thorough soaking fand freeing of the'wipi'ng element "of dirt gathered thereinduring previous operations. If'the inop is to lbe used wet, lit `maybe vlifted out of the bucket, placed on the ffloo'r 'and the lower end of the handledepressedwhich will allow the wiping el-ement to 'lie fiat yon the floor so that thejlatter may be cleaned `by moving the wiping element back and forth over the floor. vThere it is desired to use the wiping element as dry as possible, it Vmay be conveniently wrang over the bucket by holding the handle and tu'rningthe shaft by means ofthe crank 80.

y To 'remove the wipingA element, the upper end thereof may be easily freed from the forked 'end of the shaft by "pushing the 'full width of the wiping element over onfon'e of Ithe arms (i and then witli'dra'ivii'igftlie,saine 'through the` gapV 'whi'c'h leaves tflie w'iip'i'ng element suspended from the member 9 of the frame. The sleeve 26 is then slid upwardly on the frame element which allows the said element to be divided along the cut 27 so that the ,wiping element may be passed through the cut. The manner of inserting a "new wiping element is obvious from the forehandle and vsupporting ythe "other `end of the wiping element, elastic means secured. to `lthe handle and engaging the upper end of the frame tending to, maintain the 'frame' iin 'a yplane passingthrough the axis 'of zthe '-han'dle,

and a crank shaft.

2. 'A mop 'of the character described comprising a tubular handle, a slidable 'and vrotatable shaft extending through said handle, a wiping element, means secured to the lower end of the shaft for supporting' one end lof 'the wipingeleinen't in 'proximity tothe lower end of the handle, a frame pivoted to the handle 'and supporting the other end of the wiping element, elastic means secured to ythe handle and vengaging the upper fend of the frame tending` to maintain the frame in a plane passing through the axis, ofthe handle, a. crank secured to the upper send 'of Vsaid secured to the upper end of said shaft, and a resilient element on the handle the shaft upwardly therein.

ALBERT DE ROSE.

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